Term time holidays court cases dropped

The way the system (that is now floored) was being used by schools as quite a money  making exercise,

My children haven't suffered from missing school, both have degrees both have succesful careers. They frequently missed school due to OH being in the forces, moving every 18mths to 2 years they would miss a week or 2 at a time then have to settle back down again and find new friends. If anything it has helped them become well adjusted, well balanced men. 

My eldest is now in the forces and has 2 children, when he moved back to UK 18 mths ago the education authorities didn't seem to care that they couldn't find a school for the children to go to, it took 4 weeks and a lot of time and pushing by the parents to get their children into a school. It seems to me that its one rule for them and another for the parents. I am firmly in the camp that taking children out of school once a year for a family holiday, isn't going to stop them from attaining good results. Teachers can quite easily give some work to be done while away, just like they do for children that have to spend time in hospital or at home due to illness. We have 4 Gkids and none of them take time out for holidays but it does mean that they don't get the holidays that the parents would like to give them.

Education is so important.  I never took my three out of school to go on holiday and never would have.  Having said that, it is difficult for parents these days and I blame all the holiday providers for putting prices up so much in the holiday period.  

A better solution to the problem would surely be staggering the school holidays?  Having said that, holiday companies could just put their prices up, to cover all holidays.  

Write your comments here...your right no holiday company will allow it to effect them no matter how they stagger the holidays check out the site fees for CC site's at school holidays no different to any other company they will all do it 

I totally agree with stopping fines for children being out of school.  OH could only have his summer holidays at end of June/beginning of July (he worked shifts and had to work it in with his counterparts).  As long as we wrote a letter to the headteacher explaining this, there was no problem at all.  Personally, fining is just way of councils getting extra funding 

It's really down to two things.

1 - Do you value your kids education and adapt your holiday expectations to suit your child receiving the best start in life.

or

2 - Do you go for the cheapest holiday during term time and make your child miss out on some of their education. 

It's a matter of personal choice depending on a parent's priorities. 

We always favoured the first alternative when our children were of school age.

K 

It isn't just about cheaper holidays in term time. My son in law is a chef, our daughter works on a holiday park, we live in a holiday area. If our son in law asked for time off in the school holidays his boss would just laugh, there is no way, it's the busiest times of the year. Our daughter is in the same position. Therefore, unless their daughters take time off school then no family holiday. Due to worrying about a huge fine they had no holiday together last year and none planned for this year. We have stepped in both years and taken them away in the van - Hillhead in peak season isn't really our choice but the kids love it. Our daughter always makes sure she helps with their homework, takes a real interest in their schooling and their reports were excellent. However if the schools go back to allowing a week away in term time maybe they will all get a holiday together next year - how can anyone say that is wrong!

There is one other thing to think about, children get 11 - 12 weeks holidays a year. How do working parents manage to cover that when they only get 4 or 5 weeks holidays. My youngest son and wife have to rely on grand parents helping out for some of the holidays or they would never manage to even cover the amount of time the kids have off, let alone manage a family holiday. School holidays are far too long, if the powers that be are so concerned about the amount of time the children have off maybe the school holidays should be shortened.

 However if the schools go back to allowing a week away in term time maybe they will all get a holiday together next year - how can anyone say that is wrong!

Agreed, thank goodnes there is someone else that lives in the real world

It's really down to two things.

1 - Do you value your kids education and adapt your holiday expectations to suit your child receiving the best start in life.

or

2 - Do you go for the cheapest holiday during term time and make your child miss out on some of their education. 

 

It's a matter of personal choice depending on a parent's priorities. 

We always favoured the first alternative when our children were of school age.

K 

 

.The only way we could take our children away during school holidays was if a mutual change of holiday rosters could be arranged as the company was a 365day 24hr requirement organisation ,so there were always some having to take term time holidays .

I have seen no evidence whatsoever that taking one's kid off school for a week or even two weeks is irresponsible parenting insofar that it results in a poorer education for the youngsters.